New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE (SYNOPSIS)

NCAP Pedestrian Protection (PedPro) Testing Services

Notice Type: Presolicitation

Contracting Office: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Acquisition Management, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590

Requiring Program: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), NRM-110

Solicitation Number: 693JJ926R000073

NAICS Code: 541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services (size standard $19.0 million)

PSC/Product Service Code: H223 — Equipment and Materials Testing: Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles

Set-Aside: None — Full and Open Competition.

Anticipated Contract Type: Multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed-Price, with fixed unit prices per test/CLIN and estimated/optional quantities ordered by task/delivery order (FAR 16.504/16.505).

Period of Performance: Five (5) 12-month ordering periods, plus an Option to Extend Services (FAR 52.217-8) of up to six (6) months, and an Option for Increased Quantity (FAR 52.217-6).

Place of Performance: Contractor's test facility (off-site). Washington DC

Description of Requirement:

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) requires pedestrian protection impact testing on production motor vehicles. The Contractor(s) shall perform test-procedure evaluation; impactor qualification (headform, Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI), and upper legform); and pedestrian headform, Flex-PLI, and upper-legform tests on assigned vehicle models, in accordance with the NCAP Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection Test Procedure, together with related qualification, reporting, and optional cyclist/aPLI testing. The Government intends to make multiple awards and to issue firm-fixed-price task/delivery orders for testing as vehicle models are assigned.

Evaluation:

Award will be made on a best-value tradeoff basis considering the following technical factors — (1) Technical Plan, Quality Assurance Management Plan, and Test Procedures; (2) Facilities and Equipment; (3) Organization and Personnel Qualifications; and (4) Past Performance and Prior Experience - and price. The technical factors, combined, are more important than price.

Solicitation Availability and Response:

This is a presolicitation notice only; it is not a solicitation and is not a request for quotations or proposals. The solicitation (RFP) will be posted on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (https://sam.gov) on or about 8/28/2026, with quotations/proposals due on or 9/14. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for the solicitation and any amendments. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be considered.

Point of Contact: Van Nixon NHTSA Office of Acquisition Management